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Reply: Dizziness

Yes- dizziness all the time. It makes a sound in my head like, "wumwumwum" like Charlie...

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Reply: Effexor for pain control

I've been on Effexor for 5 years, originally prescribed for post-partem depression. I...

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Reply: Anyone else feel a pulse in odd places?

I do. It can be in different places. I also have this thing when I lie down where I can...

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Reply: Where do I go from here???

If you were recently diagnosed, I'm sure you haven't tried all the meds that can help....

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Reply: Silly question!

Another thing I like that's very easy.... I'm a vegetarian, and I buy the big bags of...

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Reply: literature confirming fibro as a true disease

Excellent, Booch. Thanks!!! "665

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Reply: literature confirming fibro as a true disease

You're welcome. My kids are 5, twins, a boy and a girl. If it weren't for them I'd...

Posted by jennagale76

You're welcome. My kids are 5, twins, a boy and a girl. If it weren't for them I'd probably be on the couch all day, every day, tightening up and getting worse and worse. For pain I take tramadol, soma, and I give myself injections of torodol about every 4 weeks. Sometimes I can keep the pain under control. Right now it is not. I also use heat, ben gay, jacuzzi soaks, and yoga. I've been REALLY tired for awhile now, so I've slacked off on the yoga. I need to get back into it, because it really does help with the pain.

Clothing is one thing that really bothers me, and I also have burning, tingling nerve pain that is terrible. I feel itchy all the time, like bugs are crawling on me too. And I get very confused (fibro fog) a lot too. It makes me feel stupid but I can't help it.

For research on the validity of fibro, google the above websites I provided and you'll find some. The mayo clinic link is good too.

After going to a doctor that basically blew me off, I started going to Dr. P (the expert in this group), who also suffers from fibro. He's one of the best fibro Dr's in the country, so I'm very lucky to live in the same state. I travel 2 1/2 hours one way to see him, but my family lives in the area so I just stay with my mom when I have appts with him. I live in a rural, backward area, and could not find anyone to help me here.

It's still a constant battle for MANY people, but luckily the medical community has come a long way in research and many doctors are now realizing that it's real. They think if they don't know what causes it, and can't cure it, we must be crazy. To me, that just shows the level of arrogance in doctors is pretty high.

There are many theories as to what causes it, but I think it's all the preservatives, pesticides, toxins that we injest daily from what we eat. Combine that with a trauma to the body (ie pregnancy, stress, accidents, etc) and our body just flips out. I'm not really confident there will ever be a cure, but that would be a miracle.View Thread

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Reply: literature confirming fibro as a true disease

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fibromyalgia/AR00056

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Reply: literature confirming fibro as a true disease

Also, try the Fibromyalgia Network, the National Fibromyalgia Assoc, and the American...

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Reply: literature confirming fibro as a true disease

Hi jford~ Fibro causes so many different symptoms, but the main ones for me are all...

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